500 Riyals

Issuer	Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Year	2007-2012
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Printer	Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom
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Obverse description	The central vignette presents the Ka'aba, the sacred cubic structure at the heart of al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, rendered in fine detail against a guilloche underprint. To the right appears the portrait of King Abdulaziz, with the denomination in Arabic numerals below; Arabic inscriptions above identify the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, the Royal Decree reference, and the name of King Abdullah. At the lower margin are the facsimile signatures of the Minister of Finance and the Governor of SAMA, while a holographic foil strip at left carries the denomination and the Kingdom's emblem.
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Reverse description	The reverse is dominated by a detailed aerial vignette of al-Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque of Mecca, its expansive colonnaded courtyards and minarets rendered in fine intaglio line work. An inscription in English at the top identifies the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, with the denomination expressed in English as "Five Hundred Riyals" and the numeral "500" appearing at lower right alongside the Kingdom's emblem.
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Protection description	Portrait of King Abdulaziz Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud with electrotype numeral '500'; security thread embedded in the paper.
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